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Type: Paperbook
Categories: Other Books
Origin country: Faroe Islands
Making up: Vasti
ISBN: 99918-978-44-95-4
Date of publication : 9. November 2011
Pages: 1008
Cover: Heilbind

Orðabókin - J.H.W. Poulsen

Jóhan Hendrik Winther Poulsen

Almost forty years ago the radio segment ‘The Dictionary’ started. It was broadcast fortnightly during the winters between 1969 to 1993. People submitted questions about linguistic uncertainties and the Dictionary asked the listeners for words and proverbs. A remarkable amount of people were interested in the broadcasts.  

Words were submitted which had never been recorded before but which had deep and ancient roots in the Faroese language. Other words came from living language, words which otherwise only were known from the 200 year old word collection og J. C. Svabo.

Most of the informants did not have much of an education but with their excellent knowledge of daily circumstances at land and sea they have participated in preserving much of the historic cultural heritage which they got from their parents. With this book we and future generations can get a better insight into our own cultural heritage.

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About the author Jóhan Hendrik Winther Poulsen

was born on 20. June, 1934, in the village of Sumba. He received a degree (mag. art.) in Nordic languages in 1962. Together with Christian Matras, he helped establish the Department of Faroese at the University of the Faroe Islands. He was later appointed professor in the department. He is undoubtedly the most well-known modern neologist in the Faroes. He published a book with neologisms in 1974 and received the M.A. Jacobsen Price in 1991 for his work. He produced the popular radio programme Orðabókin (The Dictionary) between 1969 and 1993. Partly on basis of these programmes, a Faroese dictionary was published in 1998.

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